Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pa...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Gwādar :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-17 02:47:50 -0700 | green-news
Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. The shipment of...
China's cotton reserve is 63% of world's total
Source: Chinadaily
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-17 02:19:56 -0700 | green-news
China's cotton reserves were estimated to stand at 5,820 bales this year, accounting for 63 percent of the world's total, the United States Department of Agriculture said in a report. A bale is a standard unit of measurement for cotton...
Ignoring Thar coal reserves main reason for energy crisis
Source: Pak Tribune
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-16 00:29:20 -0700 | green-news
Experts at a conference on solution for energy crisis wondered why the abundant coal reserves of Thar have been ignored all these years to solve the worsening problem of power shortage which has virtually rendered over 400,000 workers jobless and...
New govt to divert gas from fertilizer plants to IPPs
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-15 00:48:41 -0700 | green-news
The new government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will divert gas supply from fertilizer plants to power sector as a short-term solution to lessen electricity loadshedding in the country especially in Punjab as the province has been experiencing worse power...
PML-N plans to create Energy Ministry
Source: Pak Tribune
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-15 00:48:39 -0700 | green-news
has ambitious plans to overcome the energy crisis in the country by creating an Energy Ministry, elimination of circular debt permanently and developing agriculture sector into a full fledged viable economic industry.
Forest land occupation: Bahria Town chief asked to clarify allegations
Source: DAWN
Rāwalpindi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-13 20:57:49 -0700 | green-news
Bahria Town chief executive officer Ali Riaz Malik will have to appear before the Supreme Court on May 20 to deny or accept the charges of encroaching around 1,416 acres in 2005 owned by the forest department Rawalpindi, causing a...
Dying peacocks: time to act
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-09 22:36:27 -0700 | green-news
in a section of the press regarding the death of three more peacocks near Nagarparkar (May 1). A peacock is considered a scared bird and the beauty of the desert of Tharparkar, where people regard it as a family member....
Tiger, tiger burning bright
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-09 06:48:48 -0700 | green-news
The Sharif brothers often refer to themselves as shers' (tigers), the election symbol of the party is a tiger and more often that not, a rare white tiger belonging to a proud party worker is seen regularly at the party's...
KESC, Engro team up to build 600MW power plant at Thar
Source: Pak Tribune
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-09 01:21:26 -0700 | green-news
Karachi and adjoining areas of Sindh and Balochistan, according to a press statement on Wednesday. Both the parties believe that the agreement will serve as the base for a mutually beneficial partnership for future progress and development of one of...
Car pollution can damage brain: Study
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-09 01:21:22 -0700 | green-news
Being exposed to highway pollution can cause brain damage in mice akin to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said. Scientists recreated the airborne pollutants that come from the burning of fossil fuels and the weathering of car parts...
PML-N's election symbol dies
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-08 14:08:27 -0700 | green-news
Ever since the start of election season, live tigers and lions are a constant feature at PML-N political rallies. The party leader's daughter, Mariam Nawaz, in particular enjoys bringing the white tiger to her rallies because of the attention it...
Eni posts natural gas find in Pakistan
Source: United Press International
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-07 03:04:34 -0700 | green-news
The testing of a well near Sindh province in southeast Pakistan yielded more than 30 million cubic feet of natural gas, Italian energy company Eni said. Eni announced 33 million cubic feet of gas per day was measured during production...
7,100 MW Bunji Dam's detailed engineering design completed
Source: Pak Tribune
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-07 02:19:23 -0700 | green-news
Bunji Hydropower Project, and will soon initiate the process to undertake construction of this largest hydropower project in Pakistan...Speaking on the occasion, the chairman said that the mega projects such as Bunji and Diamer Bhasha Dam will not only help...
Non-payment of sugarcane, load-shedding creating problems
Source: Pak Tribune
Islamabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-06 01:09:25 -0700 | green-news
Farmers are facing many problems due to the non-payment of sugarcane prices by certain sugar mills in Punjab, amounting to millions of rupees, said Secretary General Kissan Bachao Tehreek, Ahmed Noor Dhudhi on Sunday. Talking to APP he said the...
Overcoming water crisis
Source: DAWN
Lahore :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-05 19:50:17 -0700 | green-news
a sit-in by farmers for water disrupted the main line rail traffic between Karachi and Lahore. The farmers were protesting against shortage of water in Badin district which is creating drought-like conditions, forcing farmers' families to migrate from the area....
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